The Irony of Life(Chapter 8)

It was a 2nd Saturday, they were supposed to meet today at a new place. The agenda of today's date was very different.

I don't want to do this. This is wrong, why me?

He had called Neha at the entry gate of Nainital, he hadn't the faintest idea why, maybe because that was the way out Nainital, something philosophical, it was all too much. Maybe it served as a conduit of sorts, reminding people, that things can come and go out of your life, but they might not stay forever, doesn't matter upon your will, it's just that…

When things have to leave, they leave, when people have to leave, they leave, and it's not just because of their will sometimes, it's the circumstances that make this happen sometimes.

Circumstances, a word I had earlier thought was for the weak, but sometimes, some things are just unavoidable, life is just too unfair, I can't do this to her! We both love each other. Irony is a word which suits this situation much more. What could be worse than this?

She was always punctual, a quality that was rare in people, that he would find out later, he himself, well, he used to always be early, that habit he would shake off later on in life.

It was almost time. He was standing at one side of the road, she would be coming from the opposite side. She would have to cross, why couldn't he just wait for her there? He didn't want to face her. Although, it didn't make much sense, he would have to face her after 2 minutes, well, we human beings are quite complex and stupid, ironical in ourselves in some sense.

"ABHISHEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKK!"she shouted.

She's here.

He looked up.

"Wait, there, I'm coming."

She was crossing the road and then it happened.

The Irony of Life(Chapter 7)

Abhishek was looking forward to the day that followed. He really wanted to meet the girl and find out her name, talk to her, know where she lives and maybe hang out with her.

Yeah. That would be lovely.

Thing was, she wanted to do the same, he just didn't know it yet, and that's why the next day ended up the way it did.

The next day

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The day was full of theory, and Abhishek had already read up the manual, he had consulted the instructors and had asked them if he could leave the class to have a look around, the instructor approved after a quick oral test and was amazed at his interest in the topic. As a reward, he gave him an extra boiled egg, and a jam sandwich.

I'll give this to her and we'll share.

His face flushed red at the mere thought. He walked away from the site where the guys were sitting towards the girls' spot. As he was walking he felt a soothing breeze on his face, enjoying the breeze, he slowly walked on the short, green, swaying grass, no grass had ever been beautiful, this was not because of what he was feeling because of her, Abhishek actually liked scenic beauty. This grass was mountain grass, fed with the sweet mountain water and fresh pollutant-free rain, the air was clean, the mountains beautiful, the grass the greenest he had ever seen, this was the most clean air he had ever breathed, the most tasty water he ever had in this place, he had started loving this place, almost as much as his home. He might actually miss it, when he'd leave it forever.

The Irony of Life(Chapter 6)

That Night

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Abhishek was lying in his double bunk bed in the dormitory, his friend Harsh in the top Bunk. It had been an hour since he was trying to sleep, his eyes were drooping, his body was tired, he was wounded, normally , a person in that state wouldn't even take a second to drop into his mysterious land of dreams, but he was in his own wonderland tonight.

She, she was so different, her eyes were so beautiful.

He started gazing up at the bottom surface of the top bunk like an idiot, lost in his thoughts.

She cares.

He was moved by this event, although Harsh did make fun of him, they were like brothers, when Harsh understood the gravity of the situation later that day, he stopped making jokes and became all sympathetic towards him, he had been like his guardian angel all the way back to the hostel, helping him, carrying him when he couldn't walk, etc. etc., he even tucked him into bed.

Maybe I should talk to him, maybe not, but who else, but what if Prasoon interferes, well if he does, let him, how does it matter?

"Harsh, bro, you up?"

No response.

"Harsh?"
Nothing.

The Poison In Her Eyes

I had thought it had ended,

I had thought the broken heart had mended,

That I had finally come forward, moved on,

Pity it was just a beginning, just a con.

Her eyes are filled with venomous drugs,

Involuntarily my shoulder shrugs,

I let out a sigh of upheaval, of relief,

Oh, f*ck! She still has that effect, this belief.

The Irony of Life(Chapter 5)

Day 2

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Abhishek and his friends were supposed to climb the mountain-like structure in the Baara Patthar area with the help of the instructors, it was supposed to be really interesting. Harsh was really fired up.
"You know bro, today I'm going to climb this rock, one day, I'll climb Mount Everest."said Harsh.

"Dude, you cannot climb Mount Everest, no one can, it's like too high. You'll die the first few 100 meters." said Abhishek.

"Newsflash bro, people climb it regularly, don’t you read?"
"I read more than you!"

"I'll kill you!"

"You cannot, not if you climb this mountain…you'll die…and then how will you kill me? Mwahahahahahahaahahaha!!!! That's how you do an evil laugh."

"We'll see about that, I'll climb this mountain before you!"

"We'll see."

"I'll see. Loo-hoo-su-herrr! LOOSSSSSER! PHRRRRTTTT!"

"You know, you look like a dummy when you do that."
"I don’t care! You are going to lose."

"We'll see."

In some time they were about to climb the rock, the guide started giving them instructions on how to do so, it took him at least half an hour to instruct and set them up for climbing, they were set to climb in a queue set order, so Harsh and Abhishek decided to time their climbs, and of course, Prasoon would use the stopwatch.

Harsh completed the climb in just under a minute. Abhishek was set to be the last to climb. Just before he could climb, he saw a group of girls walk towards the area they were sitting in.

The Irony of Life(Chapter 4)

The decision was made. His friends were going, all of them, he couldn't stay. He had to go. Why? He could not go, never ever. Rock climbing? What were they thinking? Shit man. It didn't matter now, he had to go, and he had to simply.

They had to walk all the way to the place where they would learn how to climb mountains, it was at least a decent 45 minutes away from the school.

The first day was mostly about learning on how to assemble the equipment, the ropes, the harness, the jumar, etc. The challenge was supposed to be the next day, when they were supposed to climb.

On the way back, Abhishek and his friends bought themselves a few parathas and a pastry on the way. The pastry was dirt cheap and it seemed tacky, but it tasted really good. On reaching the hostel it was almost dinner time, so they took a bath and rushed to the dining hall. They were all really hungry, they didn't do, much physical activity on the mountains but that long of a walk really made them hungry. The dining hall had a lot of food and very less time to eat, so what the boys would do was take whatever they could back to their houses(hidden, of course), and had them later in the night when they would feel hungry, or if not, they would share it with their hungry dorm-mates, someone was always hungry, it was a boys' hostel after all.

The Power Of Fear

As I sit to write today, I have no idea what to type. For the first time ever, I seem blank, because after all these years of living and experience among human beings(unfortunately, I'm one of them), the problem with them is fear. Either we are talking of conquering fear or backing of from it, just talking about it. Someone is afraid of doing something because, he might not know what he wants, someone might just be confused, the other might know what he wants, but he just might be afraid of what might happen if he asked for it, someone is afraid to step up and do the right thing. This is all the wrong way, you cannot conquer fear, you cannot back off, it is part of our emotions, one of the things we do, it is programmed in us. Learn to embrace fear, learn that we cannot run away from it. It is one of our best emotions.